(10 ILCS 5/24A-20)Sec. 24A-20. State Board testing of electronic ballot forms using direct
recording electronic voting systems. The State Board of Elections may test
direct recording electronic
voting systems. Testing by
the State Board of Elections shall include the operation of direct recording
electronic voting systems during a mock voting procedure and during a mock
contested
election in
which
ballots are objected to or recounted. The State
Board of Elections shall certify to the General Assembly the results of any
tests it
performs under this Section. Notwithstanding the results of the State Board of
Elections test and its certification to the General Assembly, nothing in this
Section shall authorize the use of a direct recording electronic voting system
unless further authorized by the
General Assembly.(Source: P.A. 90-745, eff. 8-14-98.)